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OUTLINES.
The coming rowing match between Han
Ion !and Hawdon is the talk in London.
? George Holmes has been appointed
Collector of Customs for the District of
Beaufort, S. C. ' Signor Fanfani, the
most - eminent Italian lexicographer, ia
dead. The principal London journals
declare Lord Chelmsford incompetent for
lhe position he now holds. The Rus
sian plague tends to a disaappearance,
LGreenback Convention at Chicago ad- I
journed. -The building Interests of a
i. f r., .
NeyrYork are improving: -A syste- j
matic robbery of private letter boxes has I
been brought to light in New York.'
nn1i i1itiAa arA rraltinrr etill mrvra mlworl
o.hrharohersaresubdividimrintond-
.diiwnal groups. The report of the
Court of Inquiry whitewashing Maj. Reno
hd been promulgated. President
Hayes says the extra session was called on
information that the earnest practicable
tioie would be most acceptable to a ma
jority of Congressmen; his forthcoming
message will be brief. The Secretary of
tliei Treasury wants the revenue increased.
4-New York markets: Money 3 per cent; I
cotton quiet aud steady at 9i9fc; flour,
Southern dull and unchanged; wheat l2c
belter; corn ic better; spirits turpentine
dujl at 29cents; rosin quiet at $1 40
142. .
'Plm TKilllalnVi? 7P0SQ ia a vnrn I
, r. . n .i J
gdod paper, but it is Radical to the
hack-bone.
f :
p is now stated that Archbishop
Parcell's liabilities will reach six mil
lion dollars.
f
New York is to have a big walking
match between Rowell, O'Leary, the
champion, Harriman ahdEnnis.. The
contest begins next week.
-I
Old Znr.h ChandTftT rnrsino Jeffer
son Davis reminds one of a long
eared animal braying over an old
lion when wounded to death. !'
fDuring the next fiscal year pen
sioners will receive the. snug little
sum of $25,000,000. but the division
is rather long. One Senator says he
kbows one pensioner who will get
1100,000, but we do not know how
that is.
A new Prof essorship is to be filled
at the University of Virginia, that
of Geology and Mineralogy, recently
provided for by the liberality of Mr.
Cjorcoran, the Washington banker.
Jkmes C. Southall is prominently
mentioned for the place. He is a
great man, and his name would give
character to any chair he might fill.
jThe man who does the theatrical
criticism for the Elmira (N. Y-.) Ad
vertiser knows a good thing when he
Bees it. Here is his style when he
writes of Mary Anderson:
"Paragon of Juliets, a princess among
women, a queen a mon z actresses. Before
thy genius and power of personification
does the critical world bow in adoration,
and in the presence of thy Jutiet do the
people sit in approval."
Twenty years agoj scholars .and
eopleof true refinement said a child
t
J ,1 'PU: V-o I
as nauieu ujttr auauu nu.
been improved upon by persons who
tin tint 1'it-a lha TP.nrvliafi nF iho Rihlft
. ,., .. -.r, ,. , . T!i.i- I
" WV ----V "
pine oest oi an jngnsn, ur-as
Norlh says in the JXQCtes, the most I
Eofflish-Enclish of alii writings and I
i .;m
(That is what is called progress.
The yellow fever bill which passed
Congress was drawn by Dr. Cabell,
!:. tt . e it' ; rpi
oi me u Diversity oi .Virginia, xua
Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch writes:
"It had been previously endorsed by the
National Health Association, of which Dr.
Cabell is President. It does not provide
for any Director General at Washington,
and has no features which are objection
able to our people. It will.therefore.doubt-
less do great good in averting the in trod uc-
tion of the yellow fever and other diseases
mto ine-united states it it is carnea out
rigidly and wisely. I
, : r., ,
Edmunds has Cashing s Manual
at his tongue's end. Thurman knows
scarcelv anvth'irie of parliamentary
law. The last of the 8e8sionwhen a-
' - " . -
ther pressed by the able Vermonter,
the great Ohioan said, as reported in
the Richmond Dispatch:
"The difference between the Vermont
doctor and lhe Ohio doctor is, the Vermont
doctor knows all the ttcbniealities of par
liamentary law, while the Ohio doctor
knows only such rules of order as are
founded on common sense."
It is said that the hand-shaking
among the departing Congressmen
was very effecting, specially among
the non-elect. According to a Rich
mond State special, the form of adieu
was something after this sort: "Good
bye, old fellow, I hope to meet you
again) for I believe in ' the resurrec
tion of the dead." No one appeared to
u- i v . . .
think it annronriate to sav 1 that he
,. " V f- ' . .
believed in the resuriection of the
'ust. '
SSM
r.
VOL. XXIII.--NO. 140.
A WEEK LONGER.
The Legislature, will sit
a week
longer than the lime prescribed by
the Constitution hnt. at. their nxurn ov. I
rii. , ... . i j i
Dense. I nia id tiranualir oa it-, dhntim I
T. ; , ...
Ibis ia itrARiRAlv as it. Ahr.fi. n I
l " aw P.W.WV. .V U..VM..
be. The members have not done all
the necessary and important work,
and they should remain a fort
r. ..j . .
night if it is required to perfect such
.k i c4uCu w Fr. Wb Bu
legislation as may be important, it
tn'8 7 h not idled away at least I
fortnight of precious time, it is the
L -f , ..r , . , . . . .
first body of the kind that has not
done so since the war. We believe
nave DCD ca8117 accompllSded in
thirty, or forty days at the farthest.
If the session were made one hundred
and twenty days by the constitution,
instead of sixty days, as the limit, all
the necessary work would not be done,
and a premium for idleness and dis
sipation would be offered. Any one
who has attended daily upon the de-
liberations of the General Assembly,
especially as a reporter for the press,
knows how much time is lost in fili-
bustering, in long-winded speeches, I
in personal -explanations, in the in-
t.rrHnft irn n f fnl!aVi anrl writmaionl
bills, in the transacting of business
in detail instead of by an omnibus
bill, and in absolute idleness during
the first three or four weeks of a ses
sion.- Why men should aspire to
office who are incompetent or lazy or
indifferent we can not very well un
derstand. We speak in general of
that which we have seen, and can
teatjfy that sixty days is long enough.
We have too much legation, ..h.
it was better.
The great Vanderbilt will case, so
full of scandal, has come lo a close
by a sudden collapse. . Ou Tuesday
three old wills of the veuerable Com
modore were introduced io court, all
of them of the same general tenor
of the one contested, all less favor-
able to Cornelius), and all showing
that the only chauge in the old man I
was that he gave more to his son in I
i . -ii ..- i. a:a I
tue mot win man uw uiu iu iuc uidk
n
three. If that was insanity, then Senate bill to enable the city of
Cornelius was benefitted thereby. Wilmington to pay its present bond
NTft no niwra t.n hiA rinnht.pri th ed indebtedness, passed its third
old man's sanity save disappointed
heirs aud interested lawyers. Thus
ends a long chapter of shame and
filth.
The utrnno-eRt nnmnetitor Mr. Ran
dall will have for the SoeakershiD of
, " 7. ". .. I
but iiu.li uuubu ui nprw(wuvauf vb m i
Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky. The I
friends of the latter claim that eighty
Democrats are pledged not- to vote
for Mr. Randall. If this is so then
he cannot be elected. We have ob
served, however, that it is Mr. Ran
dall's fortune to be beaten always
before the election, and then to be
chosen the eleetion. It may be so
again.
I
Amrtn(T tha rM.Mnt rrrnatM at the I
Among the recent graduates at the
altimore College and Surgeons
nra neUatra an1 cnr(,AnnR
B o-
were the following from worth uar-
were the following from North Car-
oUd&. 1
Geortre H. P. Cole. Daniel S. Ellis, Ro-
bert L. Hester, Abel B. Huntley, John
?releTParroi?-M;.c.
A. Theodore c6tton. Jesse H. Mitchell. W. J
Latta Reagan.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
(Raleigh News Report Condensed.)
SENATE.
Raleigh, March 5.
calendar.
Senate bill for the creation and pro-
tectionof industrial and provident
societies. Passed its several readings
and was sent to the House.
Senate bill to incorporate the Rock -
incbam & Salisbury Railroad Com-
pany passed its second and third
i readings and was ordered to De en -
grossed and sent so the House.
Senate bill to amend the act to es-
tablish a DePartment of Agriculture,
Immigration and Statistics, fcc, was
I taken up.
I -.w - a i a -a
Aiexanaer onerea a suosiuuve
wmcn. ne exuiaiueu. was mwuusu
merely to supply the pachinery ne-
cessary to mate enecuve iue preseut
law. me suDstitute was auopteu auu
the bill then passed and was sent to
the House for concurrence.
Senate bill to incorporate the Rox
boro & - Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company passed and goes to the
House.
House bill to prescribe the mode
of selling tar, passed and was ordered
to oe enroueu. lau.juputuoo
I that tar shall be sold only by weight,
and that 280 pounds shall constitute"
a barrel.!
Senate bill to consolidate the towns
of Winston and Salem into the "Uity
of Salem,! passed its second reading
and was placed upon tne calendar.
rThe bill; DroDOes to. submit- the.
question of the change to the quail
I ? . u w n l
nea voters oi uu Ww .
House bill to repeal the act chang-
I ing iue UlVlUlog uud , vonneBu uw
ft
. 1 - ' '
WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY. MARCB7. 1879
counties of Brunswick and Golum-
bus, passed and was sent to the
House for concurrence in an amend-
ment.
nuuBe uiu io proviae ior ine pur-
. - - . . . .
nouse ma w provide roi
. . . . , .
jjng 0I lanas sola under, execu
tion by the several boards of county
commissioners of (the State, passed
and was ordered to be enrolled. Ji-
Senate bill to secure to widows and
minQr chUdren the peraonal property
exemption allowed bv the Co nstitu- I
tion. oassedSts. third reading. I
tion, passedSts. third reading.
t Senate bill to authorize the Com-j
missioners of New Hannv,r mlpw
. . f - ' - J l
a special tax passed second reading.
House bill to regulate the practice t
01 aenustry, ana to protect tne peo
ple of the State from quackery,
passed its third reading.
Also, House bill to amend an act
to establish criminal courts, called In
ferior Courts.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to the bill to
prevent the killing of stock on . rail
roads, and ; a committee of confer
ence was authorized. 4 i
ANOTHER IMPOET ANT BILL.
Senate bill to restore to judgment
debtors the exemption to which they
were entitled prior to the adoption
of the Constitution Passed its third
reading.
Senate bill to incorporate the Cape
Fear Bank of Wilmington. Passed
and went to the House.
Senate bill in regard to changing
the gauge, in railroads passed and
went to the House. t
TAX ON STATE BANKS.
senate resolution instructing and I
requesting our Representatives in
Congress to work for the repeal of
the ten per cent, tax on State banks,
was considered and led to animated
discussion. Passed.
THE BELL PUNCH.
. Senate bill to regulate the sale of
tlXL
The bill then passed its second
- -
reading by a vote of 25 to 16,it being
understood that this was not to be
considered a test vote.
CALENDAR.
senate Din to amend the law in
reference to fences, making. 4 feet
a lawful height, passed its several
readings and was sent to the House.
Senate bill to authorize the Com
missioners of Rutherford to fund
bonds issued in aid of the construe-
tion of the Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroad, passed its
third reading and was ordered to
enrolled
reading and went to the House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CALENDAR.
Bill to authorize the commissioners
of Bladen to levy a special tax,
passed.
Bill to allow the commissioners of
0nslow county to levy a special tax, I
passed. 1
THE EKVENCE BILL.
This bill came np on its third read-
M"S special oruer auu waa
sidered by sections.
Mr. Vaughan offered an amend
ment, placing the rate of State poll
tax at 0 cents instead of 72, and told
the retrenchers to come forward and
show their hands. Lost.
The vote then recurred on the pas-1
sage of the bill on its final reading,
when it passed by a vote of ayes 66,
-
, . 7, A ,
-BUI tO atlOW the commissioners OI
Edgecombe county to fund its float-
inf. riAhf nnnoprl
Bill to provide for the supportof
1 j i
the Penitentiary, for the years 1879-
I 80, came np as a special order, lhe
I bill provides $20,000 annually for
the convicts on
. -'
I nu . .uiiu nnnr anil a ui k in w h kv
auw . " " j
R. R., $30,000 per annum for that
of those at the Penitentiary, and
$40,000 per annum for those on the
wt .T r w-a . te .
western jn. u. n. it., &u convicts
to be hereafter kept at the Peniten
tiary, and the shoe shop there to be
enlarged and made a special feature
The number of convicts on the road
I to be reduced in case the appropria-
tions prove to be insufficient for their
maintenance.
Mr. Ellison offered an amendment
1 providing that the f dnds for payment
for the work on the W. N. C. R. R.
I be disbursed by the Board of Direc-
1 tors of the Penitentiary there,to nave
entire charge of the convicts. The
latter he asserted, were treated in-
humanlv at present. The amend-
ment was then adopted.
Mr. Richardson, of Columbus,
I . .... -. .1 tfll
thought tne consideration oi ine oiu
snouia oe uosiooueu audit auwuu wan
taken on the bill creating the Board
i ot internal improvement, and it was
postponed.
The next special order, the bill
abolishing the Insane Asylum of
North Carolina and creating the N.
C. Insane Asylum, then passed its
final reading.
Then the House gpt at the bill cre-
atiner a Board of Internal Improve
I ments, to consist of one person from
i eacn xrisirici ot me oiaie, iue uu
vernor to be ex officio Chairman, the
Board to have entire control of all
I the convicts, hire them out, etc.
I Laid oa the table.
Raleigh farmer $ Mechanic:
There has been much - more absenteeism
from the Legislature than appears to a man
whose salary, has been retrenched. At one
time last week the Republicans could have
broken a quorum (if the deor liadn't been
xc bv the House, though the Demo,
i crawuHVO tno-uiuuB iuauiivjr.
MCI
Spirits Turpentine.
Nash has sent two convicts to
the big pen.
Under Radical rule the debt of
Granville county has run up to $34,432.18.
Mr. P. ' S. Pender has taken
charge of the secular department of the
Free WiU Baptist.,,:
Charlotte Observer: William
Harkev. of Mount Pleasant, is said lo have
killed 130 birds in 143 shqts. What kind.
of birds t
Washington City ;rjH
Governor Z. B. Vance, of North Carolina,
flanatnr olont frnm that Htftte. 19 in Kaltl-
mor. Hia wisdom wit will make
him the Deer of anv of his colleagues
R. M. Eames, mining engineer,
publishes a special in the Washingtou
Gazette, as follows : "Messrs. Peters &
Reid, commission merchants of Norfolk,
Va.. are owners of 1,250 acres of land in
Randolph county, this State, on which has
been discovered a cold mine, l nave care
fully assayed at this office the different po
tions or their vein (Drown ore) wun i
following result : Ore yielding equal
flOUperton."
Raleigh Observer: ie wa
Wanted to set work. Lawyer didn't have
it. Wanted to raise a sinking fund of 25 j
cents. Did. Passed out and the lawyer's
works did follow him. At least the 79th
Reports did. Lawyer wants it. The
Democrats in caucus yesterday concluded
to postpone the adjournment ot the Ltegis-
latureto Fridav. 14th inst. At the
I .. . . . -r . . , .
meeting oi the KaieigULtigm xnianuy last
night, the resignations of Captain Cameron
and Lieut. Bain were accepted, and Jno.
R. Ferrell was elected Captain, Jno. T.
Fallen 1st Lieutenant, and R. 1. Williams
2nd Lieutenant.
Raleish News'. Special Agent
Kellogg, Deputy collector sorreii, ana a
posse raided on the illicit distilleries of Or
ange last week, capturing eight. The stills
and material were destroyed. The officers
met with no opposition from the moon
shiners, but did their work neatly and
auicklv. On their way back home they
seized the tobacco factory .of Lucius
Green, at Durham, for shipping smoking
bMC0 "to New York, Chicago and other
. . . -
shot in Chatham was named Sewell, and
the shooting was done by a man named
N- B. Taylor. Deputies Moore and Sewell
bad captured the still and nrtures or lujr
lor, and Sewell had charge of these in a
wagon. As he was mazing bis way to uar
thaee with his prize, he was followed ana
overtaken by Taylor, who shot him, and in
a day or so he died. Taylor, at last ac
counts, was at large, but the Sheriff of
Moore county was in search ot him.
Charlotte Observer: The Char
lotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad has
begun to receive new T iron with which to
improve the condition of the road bed.
All talk about the lately broken pool
has subsided. The old rates are still in
operation . Judge Kerr is in feeble
healtb,but is looking better than hia friends
expected from reports which had been in
circulation. Mr. J. K. Jurkpatriek,
who, as' Principal of Polk Academy, at
Pineville, in this county, has conducted
that institution so successfully tor a year or
eighteen months past, has lately received a
flattering proposition from the trustees of
Cedar Grove High 8chool, Vanzandt coun
ty, Texas, and will ieave Pineville about
the oth of April to take charge of that in
stitution. - To-morrow morning the
case of the State vs. George Pethel, indict
ed for the murder of his wife by poisoning,
wiu be Cftiled in the Superior Court. The
prisoner was brought here yesterdpy by a
I uepuiy suerux o xvowaa county ana con"
I of Iredell, to which county the case was
first removed from Rowan. The trial will
attract a good deal of attention.
Lumberton Robesonian : We
learn that Mr. Archibald Purcell, of Bine
Springs Township, lost two horses last
Thursday night. At night they were in their
usual condition and in the morning they
were found dead, supposed to have been
poisoned. - Last Thursday afternoon a
raftoUm
1 tt wltt wd,dn
IUUIUCIU 1IV.UVU VI wc iuwu. u uiiujo
was private property. Mr. W. J..Mc-
Leod, the champion hunter of this county.
was in town last Saturday. We learn that
he has killed ouu deer op to date, uonsiaer
ing that he is in the prime of life, the
prospects for his killing at least 400 more
are very eood. We reeret to announce
the death, on the 20th ult., of Mrs. Ellen
C. the beloved wife of Mr. Neill Mc-
Callum, at his residence in Thompson's
i luvrnsjuiu. jixra. iucvatium h a uauicu
i . l i a .. -mw -a-aaa : j a
j tcr of Mr. P. McRae, of Cumberland
- The following is a copy of a report by
a Senator verbatim ei literatim:
the Committie Coperation has examion
the with in bill to oreganize and In cor
ftorate the ChristioU Assorceation and Beg
ove mend that it. do. Pass.
HerenyEppe
for Committie
(Eppes ia from Halifax.. He is colored.
Star.)
073:3 PITT.
NKW ADVBBTUEH1BNTS.
J. A. Springer Coal.
Meeting Carolina Club.
D. L. Gore Seed chufas.
- Masonic St. John's Lodge.
J. W. SopTHERLAND Horse raffle.
Monson Expected grand openings.
ToDaTt Indieautona.
For the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather, southeast to southwest
winds, failing barometer, and statioaary
or slight rise in temperature, are the indi
cations for to-day.
Creating n Dlatnrbance.
D. Towers, colored, was arrested on Wa
ter street late yesterday afternoon for crea
ting a disturbance, and we learn that he
cursed and abused Officer Nelson, who was
endeavoring to preserve the peace. Tow
ers. was arrested, but was released upon
giving the necessary bond for his appear
ance before the Mayor this morning.
The affair is said to have created consid
erable excitement' in the neighborhood.
In the5 State Senate, bh Wed
nesday, the bill to incorporate the Cape
Fear Bank of Wilmington passed andjwent
to the House. . Ia the House the Senate bill
to authorize the Commissioners of New
Hanover to levy a special lax, passed f its
second reading and went to 'the calendar.
Local Deit. , . i ---
Health Officer James is on
the
Universal - dullness . prevailed I
-rUitL.. K .lii. lv -,- I
yesterday,, j,.,:, 4,-.-. I
Very few vessels are arriving in
port just now. ; ; A-
Thp. magiBtr'ate;s
were doing
very little business yesterday i
No arrests aud nothing to claim
the attention of the Mayor's Court.
shd ware sellirlff vesterdav at
-Shaa were aeMiPg yesterday at
from fifty cents to one dollar per pair.
: There will be a. meeting of the
Carolina Yacht Club for election of officers
i
this evening..
The raffle for the fine bay geld
ing will take place at the furcell House at
o'clock next Monday evening.
Mr. Geo. T. Lgorigan, of the
New York Commercial Bulletin, was reg
istered at the Parcel! House last night.
We regret to learn that there is
a0 improvement in the! condition of Mr
J. W. Thompson, Jwhopontinues seriously
sick.
It don't take much to raise an
i
excitement. A three hundred and eighty
pound bog on Second street yesterday
morning drew together a large crowd.
The dust was fearful upon all I
of our thoroughfares yesterday. If it fails
to rain soon the advent of some street
sprinkling apparatus will prove a public
benefactor. j
Rubber tires for .our hose reels
are now being talked of. These are intend
ed for the protection off Lose, whieh are of
ten exposed to injury jduriog the excite
meat of a fire by being rua over by the
reels. j
Peanut Growers' Association.
The annual meeting pf the Peanut Grow
ers' Association was held at the Purcell
House yesterday at ll lo'clock. An election
was held for officers, which resulted in the
it
choice of the following:
President D. T. Durham.
Secretary R. K. Bryan, Jr. '
Committees were appointed io the differ
ent townships in the peanut section to as
certain the acreage, condition of the crop,
&c., and to report the same to the next
meeting.
From the report of committees hereto
fore appointed to ascertain the amount of
the crop still on hand,'
there was of the
Rocky Point crop. . . .
Sound section, ......
it was shown that
10,500 bushels.
7,000
4,000
2,000
Brunswick .(estimated). . . .
Onslow.... "
In hands of dealers, estima
ted, 10,000
Total on hand,..!.... 33,500
The Secretary was Instructed to corres
pond with planters in Virginia and Ten-
nessee, and report the acreage and condi-
I tion of the crops in those States to the next
meeting.
The meeting then adjourned subject to
the call of the Chairman.
E
Tne Revenue Gutter Colfax.
The Wilmington (pel) Commercial has
the following in reference to the steamer
Colfax: j
"TheTJ. S. cutter Schuyler Colfax, which
has been at the shipyard of Pusey, Jones
& Co.. of this city, since last July, undergo
ing extensive repairs now reauy w ieave,
This afternoon she goes out upon the Dela'
ware for the purpose of adlusting her com
passes, and will return this evening or to
morrow mor nine. The vessel has been
lengthened twenty-five feet, midships; has
a new cylinder, newibouer, new wheels in
fact all her fitting ia hew, and, with the ex
ception of the hull. She is a new ship, one
was built in 1871, by Dialogue & Wood, of
Philadelphia.
"The following are the officers of the
Colfax: Captain, Frank Bar r; First Lieu
tenant, if red. XL Hunger; Third iiieutenani,
J. U. Rhodes; Chief; Engineer, M. T. Che
vers; Second Assistant Engineer, Eugene
Webbar; Pilot, JKJ. H. Uranmer."
The Colfax, we learn, has been detained
on account of the discovery that a portion
. , . ,4, . . . ,
by the heavy ice in the Delaware.. She is
now undergoing repairs, and it is expected
will leave for this port in a few days. .
A Professional Borrower,
Jim Dottry, colored, had an examination
before a magistrate yesterday on the charge
of the larceny of a gun from Jno. H. Cow
an, colored, and a coat from Robert Jack-
aoa, colored. It appeared from the evi-
dence adduced OU tjhe occasion that the de
fendant has been in the habit for some time
past of borrowing ' lartlcles from different
persons, promising to return them by a
given time, and then going off and selling
them, which was the case in the instances
above alluded to. fee was ordered to give
bond in the sum of' $100 in each case for
his appearance at! the next term of the
Criminal Court, in default of which he was
committed to jail. .
We understand that there are other cases
against him, which) will be investigated
hereafter.
It is understood! that Dottry has served
a term of two yeari io the penitentiary from
Cumberland county.
tsnlpment of Fertilizer.
We learn that Colonel Graflin, Superin
tendent off the Navassa Guano Works,
shipped forty-three car loads of that ferti
lizer to the . interior; yesterday. These
forty-three cars contained an aggregate of
three hundred and
sixty-three tons, which
one day;-yet we hear
is pretty good for
that Colonel G. would: have leaded one
hundred
them. ,
cars if
lhe could have gotten
WHOLE NO. 3,611
OPERA HOUSE.
The Patbfindcra.
There was a very small attendance at the'
Opera House last night to witness the clos-
. . , 7, 4. .
ing performance of the Pathfinders. There
was no change of programme, and the
performance was of about the same charac
ter as the night previous. The acrobatic
feats were especially good, and were high
ly appreciated. The Ethiopian deiinea
tions of Mr. Renfrow were still the best
feature of the entertainment, and rendered
him the attraction of the evening. The
other characters were about the same as on
the first evening.
Intereatlng Admlr aliy.DeclsIotis.
We have been kindly furnished by Judge
Cantwell, TJ. S. Commissioner, the fol
lowing interesting admiralty decisions
rendered in cases before him yesterday:
No. 11. Thomas Donnelly vs. W. J. Din-
kins, master of American schooner John
Bacon. Application by plaintiff, a seaman,
for admiralty process under section 4,546.
The agreement was for a voyage to Galves
ton in any boat of defendant and Forbes &
Co., and to be subject lo their order for six
months, dated Baltimore, 14th February,
1879. Held, this agreement void and not
binding on plaintiff, first, on account of its
uncertainty and no consideration named,
no wages stated; second, not executed in
presence of and . certified by a Shipping
Commissioner. (United States vs. City of ,
Mexico, 11 Blatchford, 480.) Judgment for
wages and costs, and certificate issued au
thorizing the seizure of the vessel till paid.
No. 12. William Lawrence and Robert
Kerr, natives and subjects of Prussia;
Manuel Victor, native and subject of
France; M. Latorich, native and subject
of Peru; Jonas Jakobbson, native and sub-
ject of Sweden, vs. Mitchell Haggey, Mas
ter British barquentine Summer Cloud.
Application for admiralty process under
sec. 4,543.' Objection that they are British
subjects and consul has exclusive jurisdic
tion overruled. In North Carolina any
foreigner may sue another unless otherwise
provided by treaty. (Stramburg vs. Heck-
man. Basbee 250, Pritchard 478.) The
agreementjjated Liverpool, 23d December,
1878, "Liverpool toTybee, S. C; and or
any ports or places in the United States,
North or South America, West Indies and
Europe, then to port of final discharge in
Great Britain or Ireland. Held, that in ad'
miralty this contract is void for unreason
ableness aud uncertainty and violates the
7 and 8 Vic, sec, 2 and 5, and 6 WiL IV.,
chap. 19. (Pritchard admiralty 218, the
Countess or Harcourt; Bacon 1, Hagg.
248, Abb. Ship. 608 and. notes. ) Eeld.second,
satisfactory proof oh affidavits filed by the
plaintiffs of the utter and absolute unsea
worthiness of the ship and the misconduct
f the captain, the contract as above no bar
to plaintiffs' application. Judgment for
wages claimed as in No. 11, authorizing
the seizure of the vessel till paid.
For Europe.
From present indications there will be
quite a number of visitors to Europe from
this city during the coming season, espe
cially among our German citizens. Mr. A.
D. Weasell, agent for the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company, informs us
that he has disposed of nine tickets during
the past two days. The tickets are secur
ed thus early in order to get choice state
rooms. Wilmington passengers generally
sail in May.
Becaped Convict.
David Redd, colored, who was sentenced
to the House of Correction for two years
for larceny, at the late term of the Criminal
Court, made his escape from that institu
tion on Wednesday, and at last accounts
was still at large. Superintendent Garrell
reported the fact to the Sheriff yesterday.
C1TV ITE31S.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy.Tobacco.
THE HORNING STAR can always be had at the
following places in the city : The Purcell House,
Jttams' ftews' Btana, ana tne stau umce.
ELECTRIC BELTS. A sure cure for nervous
debility, premature decay, exhaustion, etc. The
I only reliable cure. Circulars mailed free. Address
I J. K. REEVES, 43 Chatham St., N.Y.
CARBOLINB,a deodorized extract of Petroleum.is
now presentee to the public as the best Restorative
and ueautiner or the nan the world has ever pro
duced. It performs what others only claim for their
preparationa.
FINE ENGLISH GUNS. The attention of sports
men is invited to the advertisement of Messrs. J. &
W. Toiler, manufacturers of fine breech-loading
eons. Birmingham. England. Their trans are made
to order according to specifications and measure
ments rurnisneo, thus ensuring tne right crooa,
iengtnoi stocic ec
FOR UPWARDS OF THIRTY YEARS Hbs
I children. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves
and dxabbhoa, whether arising from teething or
otner causes, ad oia ana weu-uiea remeay. so
CBNTS A BOTTUL
SEE TO IT NOW. Trifling with a Cough is
self-murder. Immediate relief will follow the use
of hHalz's Honit or Hobsbotjitd aks Tab.'
Consumption, Bronchitis and Pneumonia are im
possible 11 it is taken in time. Nothinir ever pre
scribed by the Faculty will compare with it as a re
medy for Coughs, Colds and Hoarseness. .
Pike's Toothache
le Drops cure Toothache in one
minute.
NO MORE DESPAIR FOR THE DEBILITA
TED Where Consumption not always the fatal
tubercular ; consamption of the lunes. but ceneral
decline of vital energy, and wasting away without
renewal of the tissues of the body, when this
surely shows itself the doctor stops his usual pro
scriotions and orders COD. LIVER OIL. Three
times a day the patient tries to swallow the nause
ous dose, and as often feels that the repulsion It
causes weakens the powers of nutrition and diges
tion far more than it supplies nourishment to the
debilitated system. It is only by mingling the Oil,
as in SCOTT'S EMULSION, with the HYpOPHOS-
.rarf isa uif liUus Ann &uia tnat the disgust
ine taste and smell of it cam be entirely removed.
This mixture is pure and smooth and pleasant as
sweet milk, and not only restores digestive vigor to
the fluids of the stomach, but it emlches the Wood
ana saDoaes au or us scronuous symptoms. ; .
DIED. '
BIRDSEY. At 1L25 P.M., on Wednesday, 5th
nut., or xneningeus, ususus tuuiub, young
est cuia oin.it. ana iuue b. mrasey, agea iu mos.
and 34 days. v
The Mends and acquaintances of the family are
invited to attend the funeral this (Friday) morning,
at 11 o'clock, from St. John's Cnurch, thence to
Oaklale Cemeterr.
SINCI.
One Squire one day,:,'......",
" . . two days., ;.... ........
$1 00
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3 60
8 00
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4 0C
6 50
8 SO
10 00
17 00
24 00
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' Three months,...
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EsVContfati' AarertSseBientt taken at proptt '
Uonately low rates.. .
Ten lines selid Nonpareil tjfpe make one tuitt
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ST. JOHN'S HALL,
WILMINGTON, N. C, March 7, 1879.
ttmergent meeting st. John's lodge.
Sid No 1, P. A.M., THIS (FE1DAY) EVEN IN U.
at 7V o'clock. Work in the P. C. Deirree.
Bt order of the W . M.
mli 7-1 1
JAMES C. MUNDS, Sec'y.
Carolina Club.
rpHERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING OF
the CAROLINA CLUB This (FRIDAY) Evening.
at 8Jtf o'clock.- The members are specially request -
mh 71t T. W. STRANGE. President.
The Baffle
OR THE FINE BAY GELDING, lew v.nii.
high, weight 909 lbs., sound and all right, and guar
anteed to trot a mile in S.45, "will take place at the
Pnrcell House, at 8 o'clock Monday Night. Three
Chances are still left, which can be had by applying
to J. W. SOUTHKBLAND, at Sontherland's Sta
bles. ... mh 7 It
Best Seed Chufas.
OO BUSH BEST SEED CHUFAS ON HAND.
Ji which I propose to sell at the rate of $3 per
Bushel.
AIbo, a foil stock or both Light and Heavy GRO
CERIES, on hand and for sale low, at the old stand.
Nob. 3 and 3 South Water st.
mh 7 D. L. GORE.
Coal! Coal!
JECEIVING BY RAIL,
FRESH SUPPLY RED ASH COAL.
PRICE $9 00 PER TON.
dULiD ONLY for cash.
mh71t J. A. SPRINGER.
We Expect
rpo HAVE ONE OR TWO
GRAND OPENINGS
OF SPRING CLOTHING
IN A FEW DAYS.
MUNSON.
mh7 It
Boatwright & HcKoy
ARE
Better Prepared
THAN EVER
To Furnish-the Best!
OF
GBOCEBIE S
AT THE
Lowest Market Prices.
We beg of our patroos, in every instance in
which Goods, sent them are ' not satisfactory, t,o
please advise us promptly. We desire to please,
and shall exert every energy to accomplish that end.
tAny mistakes on the part of any proprietor
or employe in our establishment, if reported, wU
be promptly remedied.
3FWe require of our Cartmen politeness and
prompt delivery of Goods. '
tWe think we know the wants of the people
of the City of Wilmington and the surrounding
country, and we propose to supply a goodly num
ber, that is, if selling GOOD GOODS at LOW
PRICES will accomplish that end
lSWe make up all our bills promptly at the end
of the month, and would be pleased that all will
come forward promptly aud settle It has been eakl
that short settlements make long friends.
WE CAN'T, NOR WON'T, BE UNDERSOLD.
"MIND THAT."
Boatwright & HcKoy,
5. 7 and 8 NORTH FRONT ST.
ma 2 B&W tf
THE REMEDY!
Of the Age.
Peterson's Celebrated Medi
cated Soap Liniment.
MOST EXCELLENT, AS MANY CAN ATTEST
For Burns, Sprains, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Croup, Bor Throat,
Bruises, Sores, &c, &c.'
tlts popularity is daily increasing.
t3rFor sale at the Drug Stores, and by the Pro
prietors, B. F. Mitchell & Son.
mh2tf
3ST O T I o
!
rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE ENTERED INTO
X a Copartnership, for the purpose of conducting
A GENERAL RETAIL GROCERY BUSINESS,
under the firm and style of
Holmes & Watters.
Having had several years' practical experience in
the business in all its details, they propose, by wait
ing in person upon their customers promptly, to
claim and merit the kind patronage of their friends
end the pubUc generally.
Shall keep the BEST ARTICLE8 to be obtained,
and sell them as LOW AS THE LOWEST.
Expect to open about the 10TH INSTANT, at No.
8 NORTH FHONT STREET, and respectfully in
vite all to call and examine the NEW AND FRESH
STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
. GABRIEL HOLMES,
mh Sw .eu'we fr JOS. H. WATTERS.